Dec. 3, 2008 Elmendorf medics treat TBI victims The 3rd Medical Group currently houses a traumatic brain injury center where Elmendorf medical professionals have seen and treated more than 1,500 patients than the average practitioner sees at Elmendorf AFB. TBI - as it is more commonly known - has become known as one of the most significant public
Dec. 3, 2008 Wounded warrior receives new ears Looking in the mirror, Marine Capt. Ryan Voltin couldn't get past his ears. Not that they were strange looking, but that they were there at all. He just wasn't used to seeing them. The AH-1 Cobra pilot lost his when the helicopter he was flying erupted in flames during a training accident last year.
Dec. 3, 2008 DGMC transforms to 3-D cardiac ultrasound imaging technology In an effort to modernize Air Force medical equipment and optimize military medical services to better meet or exceed the needs of the 21st century, the Cardiovascular Diagnostic department at David Grant USAF Medical Center has acquired the iE33 cardiac ultrasound system from an international
Dec. 3, 2008 Warrior Care: Program ensures support for Reserve members Pentagon officials developed the Military Personnel Appropriation Medical Continuation to ensure Reserve and Guard members supporting the war on terrorism are taken care of. Military Personnel Appropriation Medical Continuation ensures Air Reserve Component members injured or become ill receive the
Oct. 29, 2008 CASF medics recall Airman's memory Four and a half years after his death, Airman 1st Class Antoine Holt's memory perseveres in the thoughts of two Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility medics deployed to a nation that today is much closer to peace. Master Sgt. Jenny Carney and Tech. Sgt. Patrick Carlin, reservists from Westover
Oct. 29, 2008 Gates vows continued commitment to wounded warrior care Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates assured participants in the first Wounded Warriors Family Summit here Oct. 20 he will "continue to press forward with a sense of urgency" to provide top-level care and support for wounded warriors in a way that lays groundwork for the next administration's leaders
Oct. 29, 2008 Deadline extended for health system questionnaire The deadline for participating in the Military Health System questionnaires has been extended due to overwhelming response. Wounded, ill or injured servicemembers and their families now have until Nov. 28 to help MHS leaders better understand the needs and expectations of warriors in their care. The
Oct. 29, 2008 'Landing Gear' aims to help at-risk Airmen Air Force Medical Service officials are releasing a prevention education program that provides focused education specifically targeted at Airmen at risk for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, and other deployment-related mental health problems. Entitled Landing Gear, the training fulfills
Oct. 29, 2008 Afghan baby born at Bagram Airfield hospital It was the middle of the night and hospital staff's pagers were going off. Inside Craig Joint Theater Hospital there was a scramble to pull together the people and equipment needed for a successful procedure. It wasn't a coalition servicemember's life they were trying to save; they were bringing a
Oct. 29, 2008 Aeromedical Staging Facility renovated, 79 MDG renamed In an inactivation, activation and ribbon cutting ceremony, the Aeromedical Staging Facility stood down with the inactivation of the 79th Medical Group and reopened its doors as a part of the 779th Medical Group Oct. 9. "It's a change in label, but not in purpose," said Maj. Gen. Gar S. Graham, 79th
Oct. 29, 2008 AFMSA: The face of Air Force medicine On Sept. 5, Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Byron Hepburn assumed command of the Air Force Medical Support Agency from Col. (Dr.) Brian Masterson during a ceremony at the Bolling AFB officers club that was presided over by Maj. Gen. (Dr.) Bruce Green, Air Force deputy surgeon general. Excerpted comments from
Oct. 29, 2008 Airmen enhance Army medical evacuation mission Airmen of the 305th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron here have flown more than 300 medical evacuations for coalition forces and Afghan nationals since March as they carry out their mission of saving lives. Members of the 305th ERQS and their HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters are deployed to Kandahar Air Base
Oct. 29, 2008 Dentists support humanitarian mission Two members of the 96th Dental Squadron recently returned from a humanitarian mission that made the smiles of El Salvadorians a little brighter. Col. (Dr.) Robert Langsten and Senior Airman Decarlos Black were part of the first all-dental team that participated in a readiness exercise in
Oct. 29, 2008 Airman, medical response save Korean leukemia patient It took less than 24 hours for one Kunsan Airman and several base medical providers to respond to the needs of a 24-year-old Korean leukemia patient; ultimately saving her life. After finishing a 14-hour shift defending the base, Airman Tamarias Pope, 8th Security Forces Squadron, was alerted that
Oct. 29, 2008 Tricare Reserve and Guard family benefit now permanent Eligible families of activated National Guard and Reserve members will continue to save up to $300 in annual deductibles now that a Tricare "demonstration" program is a permanent benefit. Eligible family members of Guard and Reserve personnel activated for more than 30 days under federal orders in
Oct. 29, 2008 Personnel center adds new mission; helps veterans, VA Air Force officials announced an added mission for the Air Force Personnel Center at Randolph AFB, Texas, beginning Oct. 30 to improve the accountability of medical records and aid in the timely processing of veterans' disability claims. Starting with Randolph AFB as the test base, AFPC will collect
Oct. 29, 2008 17-member Keesler team travels to Ecuador on MEDRETE Seventeen Keesler medics recently returned from a 10-day medical readiness training exercise in Ecuador. Led by Lt. Col. (Dr.) Steve Nelson, 81st Medical Operations Squadron and deployed commander, and Maj. Paul Valdez, deployed deputy commander from the 81st Medical Support Squadron, the team
Sept. 25, 2008 Presidential Thank You President George W. Bush personally thanks Airmen of the Texas Air National Guard 149th Fighter Wing and the 59th Medical Wing for their volunteer efforts in processing over 700 evacuees displaced due to Hurricane Gustav Sept.1 at Port San Antonio, Texas.
Sept. 25, 2008 Chertoff: Air Force, Guard vital to hurricane relief efforts As Hurricane Gustav made landfall on the Gulf Coast, the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security praised the men and women of the Air Force and the National Guard for their efforts during preparations for the storm. Secretary Michael Chertoff said the services were especially useful to help